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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1944
Page
6
A fragmented page notes subscriptions and advertising terms for a West Virginia newspaper. It references rates payable in advance, a list of markets, and a slogan First in West Virginias. Included is a quote about thoughts inspiring action with a De Quincey attribution and a brief anonymous reflection.
The article argues strikes are fading as a labor tactic, favoring mediation and faster government channels to resolve disputes. It cites President Murray of the C. I. C. praising intelligent means over strike, notes delays of labor boards, and calls for stronger legislation and improved administration to reduce conflict and losses from strikes.
After a heated campaign over soldier voting, returns show soldiers largely followed party lines. AP predicted 2.3 million would vote, but about 3.5 million did, with Roosevelt support around 55 percent in some estimates and 40 to 58 percent elsewhere. Philadelphia data shows 60 to 61 percent for Roosevelt among soldiers versus 58 percent civilians. Nationally soldiers backed Roosevelt roughly 55.7 to civilians 50.9. Observers conclude soldier voting did not swing the outcome, but the servicemen's informed voting is noted and likely to continue without obstacles.
Editorial critique argues British policy in Belgium and Greece breeds disorder not peace. It notes Uunarmed Athens protests and strikes, claims Bergliot Pleriot and Papandreou regimes are unrepre sentative and argues against supporting non democratic governments. The piece contrasts past France stance with today’s caution on minority opinions and governance.
A fragment from Dawon Runyon evokes Jake Factor the Chicago con man who once joined English stock hustlers. The narrator recalls Factor’s London gutter press clash and a libel legal scare that ended with a fortune and a Midwest downfall, hinting at Page 3.
The piece portrays Justice Department figure John Biddle and Norman Littell as central actors in a clash of personalities. It sketches Biddle as a defender of underdogs and a principled, cautious leader, while Littell is shown as brilliant, impatient, and prone to public feuds with the Army and Navy. The article traces their shared values, key actions, and the political dynamics on the Philadelphia Main Line and in Washington during FDR’s era.
In Lorraine the 37th Infantry faced German tanks and infantry beside a two story house. Lt Robert T McCaffrey of Lincoln Nebraska directed artillery fire, blew the roof off, and forced the Germans to retreat while remaining unscathed himself.
Kenneth L. Dixon recounts a World War II incident where Capt John W Thomson and Lt Hubert R Batt used prearranged signals to communicate under enemy tapping. The coded exchange centered on Princeton versus Harvard, culminating in the word Lucky Tiger. In a separate scene John McGrath, on patrol in Crabtree, Pa, heard a German propaganda voice break through with a taunt about Berlin before Yank artillery silenced it.
The Charleston Gazette Information Bureau offers answers to reader questions on topics from congressional composition to war costs postal notes and military records. The recounted items include nine women in Congress none in the Senate, animal signals before earthquakes, Declaration of Independence size, Bazooka naming, and Navy yeoman duties.
Reader letters warn of large black tire marks and traffic congestion on the Boulevard linked to a condemned Virginia Street bridge structure. The Gazette urges citizens to report issues, praising the boulevard as a city asset while criticizing promotions of certain personnel and recalling wartime debates.
A writer argues for cautious Western cooperation with the Russian Communist government while condemning Moscow and its adherents for espionage, sabotage, and anti Allied actions. It accuses Maurice Thorez of treachery, praises Allied resilience, and urges American unity against Nazi and fascist threats despite alleged Soviet treachery.
Fragmented text hints at ongoing conflict strategies and long wartime endurance. Mentions Winnie, Clatos, and a theater of invasion, with muddled references to campaigns and marriages reshaping events. The piece resembles a distorted diary of a tournament or historical debate.
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